Articles for tag: Companion Plants, Garden Projects

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Three Vegetable Garden Projects Kids Will Love

As winter begins to wind down, planning a vegetable garden and envisioning warmer days can sometimes be a great way to pass the time. As you flip through seed catalogs and plan future meals using delicious food from your garden, don’t forget to include your children in the wonderful hobby of gardening. Involving kids in ...

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Ten Easy PVC Garden Projects

PVC is one of the easiest materials to work with. Paint or stain it any color to match your indoor or outdoor garden. This year, I found PVC to be my bestest friend. I use it to make just about anything I need, such as tomato cages, cold frames, a folding table and more. Here ...

Top 5 Home Improvement TV Shows

It seems like there is always a home improvement project going on around our house. Often, we get inspired by home improvement TV shows. Such shows often demonstrate houses with similar layouts or projects as our own. Home improvement is made much easier when you are able to watch the project take place on TV, ...

DIY: Build Your Own Stationary Picnic Table

Having an outdoor picnic is a great way to spend a spring day with the family. Unfortunately, many manufactured folding tables need perfectly level ground and no wind to function properly. A slight bump sends them over, taking everyone’s lunch with it. Build your own stationary picnic table and save the price of a manufactured ...

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Stroll Through the Beautiful Gardens of Petaluma, California

Call it what you like-a passion for plants, therapy for the soul, or outdoor art-gardening is a hobby loved by legions of people from all walks of life. As such, it should come as no surprise that walking tours of gardens both public and private are one of summer’s most anticipated events. Some tours, like ...

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Tips for Working with PVC

PVC is gaining popularity as a building material for indoor and outdoor projects because it’s lightweight, UV resistant and cheap. Building with it requires no special knowledge beyond measuring, cutting, possibly drilling and gluing. There are a few tricks and tips that will help your project go together faster, however. Here they are: Tips 1. ...

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DIY: Build Your Own Garden Cart

Garden carts are part of spring, summer and fall gardening. Carry heavy loads by having the weight centered over the wheels and the axle, instead of trying to carry and push the load at the same time as with a wheelbarrow. This cart allows the user to tip it forward and place the front side ...